it was because of instances of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in states from nevada to delaware. this time, you could easily say at least about two and probably more of those races. i do not think it is a matter of democrats have been inserted molds into the -- moles into the republican party. you have a party now that is driven and dominated by a wing which is not conservative radical, i believe. it is a problem at the presidential nominating process level, at the congressional nominating process level, at primaries as we go ahead. democrats need a net of 25 seats to capture a narrow majority. it looks like it will probably win 25 or more republican seats. but you have to take into account whether you lose any of your own. in the loft in number of their own. there were a couple of surprise victories on their part. a moderate we did not expect to prevail. john barrow in georgia was redistricted for the second consecutive time to a seat that should have been a loser for him. but he prevailed in not just by a handful of votes. it is a template for how you can run as a democrat in